Fabric Christmas Wreath

Hey All!  I wanted to share my latest project with you.  Sadly I forgot to take pictures of the process, but I think you can figure it out from the finished piece.

I started by painting a piece of plain green fabric with various shades of blue, green, white, and silver.  After it dried, I cut out leaf shapes and traced each with sharpie.  I then did something similar with red fabric to make the berries and the ribbon.

Finally I used hot glue to attach them all to a wooden wreath base.  Done and done!

Sheep Painting

I recently finished a special order for a friend.  She wanted a painting of a sheep with a verse of scripture to hang in her nursery.  This is the finished project.

I'm really happy with it.  I worked long and hard to get it just right.  New moms know exactly what they want so I wanted her to be really pleased.

I struggled with the text and the eyes but am quite happy with how they turned out.  Do you like him?

Playroom Inspiration

As the playroom continues to take shape, I wanted to give you a glimpse of my design ideas.  I wanted it to feel like sunshine and the great outdoors.

You've already seen the table and chair set.

Here is a cloud pillow that I got at Ikea.  He's just so fluffy and happy!

Finally here is a little art piece that I found at Michael's.  I love that it ties in creating things for the craft room and then the sunshine of the room's theme.

Hopefully that helps inspire you today!  I'll share more as the room is completed!  I never knew how long a project could take, until I tried to get it done with two little kids around.

Succulent Happiness

Just a quick post today to inspire your own planting adventures.  I've been having lots of fun with succulents lately.  The little bear planter is my favorite; I bought it at Daiso Japan.

Kid's Table Makeover

I am very excited to share this little project today.  We are currently working on creating a playroom/craft-room for our house and this is my first project for it.  A little table and chair set!

This is the before picture.  I found these at a thrift store for only $6.  They are from Ikea and you could buy the same set new for $20, but hey, I love a good deal. :)

I started by giving the table a light sanding and removing all of the stickers.  Then I painted the chairs and table top light blue.

Partway through I realized I should have used a primer because the marker was showing through so I slapped on a coat of primer and then added more blue.  Sometimes that's just how I roll.

To create the scalloped design, I cut up some pieces of painters tape.  Then I added dark blue paint.

Once that was done and the tape was removed, I needed to go back and clean it up a little bit with a small brush.  Finally, I sprayed it with a clear sealer.

I think my little girl is pretty happy with it.  So is giraffe.  And several other animals.  I'm looking forward to many tea parties in our near future.

Initial Art

Pretty much since we moved into our house, I've wanted to put a big piece of statement art above our bed.  This weekend, it's finally finished.

I started with some wooden letters from Michaels.  I covered them with some textured scrapbook paper using Mod Podge.

Next I painted the letters with a medium shade of silver metallic paint.  Then I layered on some Mod Podge to add a bit of texture.  After that dried, I added some shading using lighter metallic paint on the top and darker metallic paint along the edges.

Finally, my husband hung them on the wall along with a large frame (also from Michaels).  I'm really happy with the final results.

Toddler Room Makeover

When we first moved into our house, I realized it was a great opportunity to re-do my daughter's bedroom.  She was moving from infancy to toddler-hood and I wanted to give her something a bit more bright and fun.  Well, only a year and a half after moving into our house, her room is done.  Tada!

I loved playing around with the contrasting colors of turquoise and hot pink.  My original inspiration came from a shirt she used to wear.  It was turquoise with pink, yellow, and lime green ruffles at the bottom.

Do you like how you can see my shadow in this picture?

One of my favorite areas in the room is this gallery wall.  I looked around for weeks to find enough matching pieces.  I found things at thrift stores, craft stores, and even things we already had.  I also made some original art (see my scripture art how-to here).

Since this picture was taken, I've added a picture of her baby brother :)

Covering up the baby monitor was a bit of a challenge, but my husband helped me hang lanterns up over the crib to help cover it up.  It's a video monitor so we needed to not restrict the line-of-sight. 

What do you think?  I am so pleased with how it turned out. 

Scripture Art- Two Ways

I've been working on redecorating my daughter's room and I wanted to make some scripture art.  I chose Psalm 4:8 because my little girl does not like to go to bed and I wanted her to know she was safe at night. 

To make this, I started by covering a wooden plaque with patterned scrapbook paper and accenting it with yellow paint.  Then, I cut out the letters from cardstock using my Silhouette Cameo.  I glued them on using Mod Podge.  Finally, I painted on accent flowers and attached a hanging ribbon.

After all this, I realized the leftover cardstock would work great to make another piece of art.  Why waste it?  I glued it onto a wooden canvas. 

I didn't want to worry about all the little inner pieces, so I filled in the letters with matching paint.  If you look closely, you can see I didn't do a great job gluing it on; there are wrinkles and I needed to use some paint to touch up a few letters that tore.  But from far away, it looks good.

So there you go, art in two ways.